Cary Grace
Book of Rhymes
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Book of Rhymes is an engaging album of diverse material exploring folk, country, rock, and blues roots.
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Compelling lyrics and sharply melodic instrumental hooks abound on the debut release by singer/songwriter Cary Grace. Book of Rhymes features a rare depth and diversity of material and presents a keen understanding of human emotion in musical form. Its stylistic influences cross many genres and perhaps define new ones.
Cary was born in the United States and lived in Nashville for many years, releasing Book of Rhymes shortly before moving to England where she lives now and is currently writing and recording a second album. Her unique style is difficult to label and derives from influences across a wide spectrum of musical genres.
"What I listen to is quite ecclectic and the music I make myself definitely reflects that," Cary says. "Writing a song to me is to create a collection of characters and scenes for the listener to infuse with life and detail, and at its best it is a collaborative process with the audience. Fitting into a genre or defining ground rules isn't all that important--if it feels right nobody will notice."
In addition to writing all but one of the songs for the album (she co-wrote "When Tomorrow Comes" with another Nashville songwriter), Cary also personally engineered and produced the recording sessions. Book of Rhymes, which also features Cary on guitar, keyboard, and harmonica, includes guest appearances by MCA Nashville recording artist Vince Gill who plays mandolin on "Remembering You" and the title track.
When asked to describe the album she quotes Bob Dylan. "Dylan said once, 'All I can do is be me, whoever that is,' and that's exactly how I feel about it. This collection of songs is an extension of who I am, and still the music finds its own direction and constantly reinvents itself."
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Cary Grace - I'll be "Remembering You"
author: Martin ReadBook of Rhymes is certainly a release that epitomises the rare depth and diversity of material referred to by the above CD Baby review. You wonder how the fragile almost ethereal voice of When Skies Are Blue could also be the feisty Rock-Chick that belts out Lady Liberty. However, the chief achievement of Book of Rhymes is that despite transcending several styles and moods it retains a unified album feel. This is not a collection of songs thrown together but a thoughtfully programmed journey, that peaks (for me at least) in the remarkable Remembering You. This song is among my top ten for the year, Cary delivers a lovely vocal performance that is capped with an exquisite mandolin line from Vince Gill. I wouldn't attempt to pigeonhole Cary's voice with anyone else's but I would say the varying styles on the album would mean that fans of Nancy Griffith, Bonnie Raitt, Carol Noonan, Kim Carnes etc. etc. etc. will easily find something to admire in this release.